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Fuller, Melville W. (1833-1910) to George F. Edmunds

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02504.19 Author/Creator: Fuller, Melville W. (1833-1910) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 October 1890 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses scheduling court cases. Written on stationery of the 5th Avenue Hotel.

Fuller became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1888. Edmunds was a senator from Vermont.

Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833-1910
Edmunds, George F., 1828-1919

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